West Coast ratepayers' share of shovel-ready flood projects confirmed
Hokitika ratepayers will have to contribute $2.7 million to extend sea and river protection works for the West Coast town.
And Westport ratepayers will need to come up with $155,000 if they want an advanced warning system that would give them time to escape a major flood.
The West Coast Regional Council now has all the details of how much co-funding the Government wants from Coast communities, if it is to go ahead with approved “shovel-ready” flood protection projects. Click here to read more.
We're talking new year resolutions...
Tidying the house before going to bed each night, meditating upon waking or taking the stairs at work.
What’s something quick, or easy, that you started doing that made a major positive change in your life?
What word sums up 2024, neighbours?
If 2020 was the year of lockdowns, banana bread, and WFH (work from home)....
In one word, how would you define 2024?
We're excited to see what you come up with!